December, 2012

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

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First Engage Yourself: 7 Ways to Increase Your Own Engagement and Satisfaction

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It’s been over 10 years since the dismal results of the Gallup employee engagement study were first reported by Marcus Buckingham. Since then, the term “employee engagement” has become common place. With such a strong focus on its importance and over a decade to address the issues, it would be reasonable to expect improvement. But the news is not good.

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Employee Engagement –It’s Not About Them, It’s About You

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

Guest post by David O’Brien. Ray was quite frustrated with his team and their apparent lack of engagement. After listening for almost 15 minutes to a litany of problems caused by their carelessness and lack of follow through, I asked what he wanted. He explained that he was inundated with multiple demands on his time, and he needed his team to be able to follow through independently.

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Pause, It’s The Moment of Between

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

It is the winter solstice – the darkest day of the darkest week of the year in the northern hemisphere. It is the moment before the balance shifts and light begins to overtake darkness. The darkness has been particularly difficult this week, in the face of horrific tragedy, loss and suffering. And yet, even in the darkness, great kindness, support and generosity of spirit emerge.

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2012 in Review – My Top 10 Blog Posts

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

As 2012 draws to a close, I have taken the opportunity to sit by the warm fire on this snowing New England Sunday and identify my top ten posts of the year. I decided the top posts would be selected by my readers – by whether they felt a post was important enough to share with others and whether they were moved to comment on it. Also, I only considered posts that were first published on my own blog.

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Feeling Pain and Taking Action

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

With a heavy heart and prayers for the grieving Sandy Hook families and the Newtown community, I have stepped away from blogging and regular online conversation these last few days. Throughout Connecticut we are in shock and devastated. This is a small state and not as densely populated as many people imagine. Newtown is a small, lovely, rural community.

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